Changing a third of the line-up is not usually Woodward's style, yet Mark Regan looks a safer bet than Thompson on current form to improve a dismal England lineout, while forwards Steve Borthwick and Joe Worsley - both used as half-time substitutes in Dunedin - will surely start.

Behind the scrum, Dawson's place is under threat from Andy Gomarsall, with Wasps wing Tom Voyce looking an alternative to Simpson-Daniel, who lost his way defensively opposite All Blacks strike-runner Joe Rokocoko.

Woodward said: "We came back in the second-half and competed, but the first half was a long way off the standards that we set. We've got to get it right, because we were a yard off the pace in everything we did. We need to get the balance right this week, in terms of rest and training, and get a fresh team out there.

"I could see it was going to be a tough three weeks, hence we brought 31 players, and I am prepared to use them all. The whole team was a yard off the pace, and we've got to freshen it up this week. We've been here before and it's not easy, but I am glad we are playing them again next weekend.

"Everyone is disappointed with what happened, but we've got the video nasty and I think we will get the selection right."

Woodward, beaten convincingly on his first battle with All Blacks counterpart Graham Henry ahead of next year's Lions tour when the pair will lock horns in rival camps, knows reality has hit home.

"We are at the end of a long season, and we've lost a lot of top quality players through retirement," he said.